March 2011
COUNTY QUARK IS NOW AVAILABLE!
We have been talking about it and developing it for several months.
And we are now ready to micro-launch our newest cheese COUNTY QUARK! The new cheese will be available Friday, March 25th in two flavours: Original and Maple. At the FT Store only!
Quark (Pronounced “Kwork” if you are English or “K-wark” if you are German) is a type of fresh cheese which is extremely popular in Germany where it is also known as Topfen Käse. It is made by warming soured milk until the desired degree of denaturation of milk proteins occurs and is then strained. It is similar to cottage cheese, however, most commercial varieties of cottage cheese are made with rennet, whereas traditional quark is not (which makes our Quark suitable for vegetarians!). It is soft, white and un-aged, similar to some types of fromage frais. It is distinct from ricotta because ricotta (Italian: recooked) is made from scalded whey. Quark usually has much lower fat content (about the same as yoghurt) than cream cheeses and has no salt added.I
In Germany, quark is sold in small plastic tubs and usually comes in two different varieties, “Magerquark” (lean quark) and “Sahnequark” (cream quark) with added cream. While the former is often used for baking and as health food, e.g. as a breakfast spread, the latter also forms the basis of a large number of quark desserts. Much like yoghurts in most parts of the world, these treats mostly come with fruit flavouring (“Früchtequark”, i.e. fruit quark), and are often also simply referred to as quark. As the large popularity of quark desserts is limited to mainly the German-speaking countries, confusion might arise when talking about quark with people unfamiliar with German or Austrian cuisine.
Fifth Town’s County Quark is made from local cows’ milk and is a lean quark with no salt added. Our version of this well known cheese was developed by Stephanie Diamant and Laura Todd! It is a wonderful creamy, soft texture with a tangy taste! It will be sold in 100 gram/single snack size servings, 170 gram size, and 1 kilo family size servings.
We will be sampling and selling our new Quark at our own retail store only this weekend. And we eagerly look foward to your feedback! Let us know what you think!!
(Content from Wikipedia & FT Staff)
